regimentationn.
/ˌrɛdʒᵻmɛnˈteɪʃn/, /ˌrɛdʒᵻm(ə)nˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌrɛdʒəmənˈteɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌrɛdʒəˌmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ The action, process, or fact of making organized or regimented; (also) the state of being regimented.In later use chiefly with negative connotation: cf. regimented adj. 2.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > [noun] > putting in order > giving orderly structure to something
organizing1599
formalizationa1641
ordination1703
organization1801
regimentation1870
structuring1890
structurization1925
1870 R. F. Burton Lett. from Paraguay Introd. 27 Then first arose the oligarchy..the regimentation of labour, and even the storing of arms and ammunition.
1890 W. Booth In Darkest Eng. 35 The regimentation of industrial workers who have not got regular work is not so very difficult.
1937 Liberty 10 July 4/2 The same sort of regimentation that we find in Russia.
1958 A. Huxley Let. 15 Feb. (1969) 845 Uniformity and tidiness..are so admirable in a work of art or a scientific theory but..in human life spell regimentation.
2007 Yoga Mag. Oct. 94/1 The breakdown of community bonds through the mobility of the industrial era, the increasing regimentation of our activities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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